Oosterzele

Oosterzele is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of,,,, Oosterzele proper and. In 2021, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,740. The total area is 43.12 km². Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.

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Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

Famous inhabitants

Els De Temmerman, journalist, activist
Johan Van Hecke, politician
Gustaaf Joos, Roman Catholic cardinal
Frans Van De Velde, missionary
Gerard Vekeman, poet
Walter Muls, politician
Tom De Sutter, football player
Johan Taeldeman, linguist, dialectologist, professor-emeritus UGent